General Directorate of Security (Turkey)

General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
The General Directorate of Security or Turkish Police Service is the national civilian police force responsible for law enforcement of the Republic of Turkey, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Interior.
Structure
In the provinces, it operates under the command of governors and district governors. Civil administrators are responsible for the security and well being of towns and districts. The Turkish National Police (TNP) operates within the network of the civil administration system and carries out its duties under the command and control of the civil authority. Town governors and heads of district administrations supervise the force.
The TNP is organised as follows:
Central organisation
Provincial organisation
81 Directorates of Provincial Police
751 Police Directorates of Towns affiliated to Provinces
22 Border Gates Police Directorates
18 Free-Zone police stations
834 police stations in 81 Provinces
Ranks
Function and mission
In general, the police's realm of responsibility is geographically located inside the municipal boundaries in Turkey. In accordance with the “Law on Duties and Powers of the Police”, the duties of the Police are to:
provide public peace and order
provide security of persons and properties
detect, arrest and transfer both offenders and case evidence to the appropriate judicial bodies
perform duties apart from the administrative such as judicial assigned by laws, regulations and government acts
prevent crime in order to protect public safety and order
The TNP also has political duties such as the protection of the integrity of the state and the preservation of constitutional order. Furthermore, the TNP has administrative functions, including preventive, protective and assistance duties.
A Traffic Services Department, a Highways Traffic Security Council and a Supreme Board for Highway Security have been established in order to deal with traffic problems more effectively.
The TNP hosts the Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Global Security.
Units
All Turkish police officers wear navy-blue uniforms and caps.
Patrol cars can be identified by their unique blue-white design and the writing “Polis” (Turkish for 'Police') on the side doors and hood.
Commissioners and police chiefs wear silver stars rank on their shoulders and police directors wear gold stars.
Some well-known police units in Turkey are:
Martılar bike patrol units
Yunuslar motorcycle units
Şahinler motorcycle units of the traffic department.
TOMA armored water cannon designed for riot control.
Çevik Kuvvet who handle riot control cases.
Özel Harekat() which is the special response unit of the directorate (quite like the American SWAT or the German GSG 9).
Karşı Atak Timi close protection service for the president.
Aviation Department
Training
The TNP receives two categories of training, the first being in-service training provided by the Department of Education operating directly under the General Directorate of Security; whereas pre-profession training is provided by the Police Academy. The Police Academy offers five different training programs:
Police Schools (2 years)
Police Training Centers (8 months)
Police Chiefs Training Center (1 year)
Security Sciences Institute
Higher Level Management Training
There are other educational institutions that give expert in-service training, such as the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime and the Crime Investigation and Research Education Center.
Equipment
Handguns
Yavuz 16
Sarsılmaz Kılınç 2000
Girsan MC 28 SA
TP9 SF Elite-S
SAR 9 METE
Shotguns
Sarsılmaz Cobra & Baba
USAS-12
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5
SAR 109T
Uzi
Assault/Battle Rifle
MPT 76
MPT 55
SAR 223T/P
HK 33E
HK G3
AKM
M16
M4
HK417A2
Galil
SIG516
Riot control
FN 303
Milkor MGL
Machine Guns
Canik M2 QCB
M60E6
M249SAW
MAG58
LM8
KMG556
MMG556
Sniper Rifles
SVD Dragunov
LMT MWS 308
IMI Galatz
PCL-54C
Steyr SSG 69PI
Steyr SSG 08
Accuracy International AX50
Grenade Launchers
M203
Penn Arms GL40
Milkor M320A1
TAC40
EOD/Drone Jammer system
ASELSAN KANGAL
Patrol Vehicles
Armoured Vehicles
Boats
Şehit Eren Bülbül- Ares 35 FPB
ASBOT KN-35
57 patrol boats
Aircraft
See also
List of Chiefs of the General Directorate of Security
Istanbul Chief of Police
List of firefighting equipment of Turkey
References
External links
General Directorate of Security
Directorate of Security, Foreign Relations Department
Police Association
Uniforms of the General Directorate of Security
https://twitter.com/EmniyetGM
Government agencies with year of establishment missing
National law enforcement agencies of Turkey